| Musicians Fact File |
| Name |
Ian & The Zodiacs |
 |
| Ian & The Zodiacs |
|
| Recording |
1960 to 1967 |
Band
Members |
Ian Edwards |
| Cliff
Roberts |
| Pete Wallace |
| Charlie
Flynn |
| Geoff
Bethell |
| Origin |
Liverpool, England |
| Biographical Notes |
Ian and the Zodiacs recorded 3 tracks for the "‘This Is Mersey Beat" albums, "Beechwood 4-5789", "It Ain’t Neccessarily So" and "Let's Turkey Trot"; Beechwood 4-5789 and Lets Turkey Trot where both released as singles.
In 1965 they made numerous trips to Germany releasing one LP and two singles. Their German A&R man Siegfried Lock, while working for the Philips label, released ‘The Crying Game’ (a track from the album) in the US where it sold over 250,000 copies, reaching No.1 in Texas.
Later that year they released a British single "Just The Little Things That I Like"/ "This Won’t Happen To Me", they also released an album on the Wings label called "Gear Again", under the name "The Koppykats" , it was a an album of Beatle hits and their best selling release, but as they had accepted a session fee they didn’t receive royalties.
Ian and the Zodiacs disbanded in 1967. |
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